(Sometimes Scholarly) Geek Speak

Tag: creative practice

The topic of today’s blog is the highly contested concept… the ‘10,000 hour rule’. Some people might be aware of this ‘rule’ that was originally conceptualised by Professor Anders Ericsson (1993) and later popularized by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers. Gladwell stated that “… excellence at performing a complex task requires a critical minimum level of … More 131 Days and Counting

I’ve been writing this blog post for the past three days now and have finally completed it. I wanted to spend a bit of time discussing the upcoming events I will be attending and taking part in, as much of it relates to my own research and creative practice. Skin Deep – Australian Premiere The … More 135 Days and Counting

Today’s blog is proudly brought to you by my good friends at YouTube. Now whilst I normally spend my YouTube hours procrastinating with what academics refer to as ‘disposable content’, I actually found some fantastic new videos that discuss screen media. “Why is this relevant to me?” you might ask, with which I would reply, “well … More 191 Days and Counting

Well, you have probably seen that there have been a few days of not posting. This was due to my terrible immune system and subsequent cold. I spent the entire weekend migrating between the couch and bed, watching re-runs of 24 and NFL and College football. Not terrible ways to rest up and wait it … More 198 Days and Counting